Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Seat mounting - spacer material

From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:41:52 -0500

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Nylon spacers would work fine.  Or you could go old school like my Bugeye an=
d use wood. =20

Sent from my keyboard

> On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:30 PM, WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <spridgets@=
autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Hi list,
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> For many years the driver's seat in my Sprite has been installed with some=
 crude steel spacers that are I guess, a quarter of an inch thick from somet=
hing I had kicking around my garage.  In the never ending search for weight s=
avings (a big push might get this years 1Kg saving up to 2Kg - about 5 lbs) I=
 realised I could replace them with aluminium alloy spacers or a hard plasti=
c.  The seat doesn't move on the spacers it simply raises the height.  So, a=
ny reason not to use hard plastic rather than aluminium?
> =20
> Thanks
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> =20
> Daniel
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Nylon spacers would work fine. &nbsp;Or you could go old school like my Bugeye and use wood. &nbsp;<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><br>On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:30 PM, WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets &lt;<a href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>

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<div>Hi list,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>For many years the driver's seat in my Sprite has been installed with some 
crude steel spacers that are I guess, a quarter of an inch thick from something 
I had kicking around my garage.&nbsp; In the never ending search for weight 
savings (a big push might get this years 1Kg saving up to 2Kg - about 5 lbs) I 
realised I could replace them with aluminium alloy spacers or a hard 
plastic.&nbsp; The seat doesn't move on the spacers it simply raises the 
height.&nbsp; So, any reason not to use hard plastic rather than 
aluminium?</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Daniel</div></font></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Suggested annual donation: $12.75</span><br><span></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/[email-masked]">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/[email-masked]</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>
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From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:54:37 -0500

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Daniel,

Another way to reduce weight would be to get rid of the seat adjuster mechan=
ism (if you haven't already removed it).

Sent from my keyboard

> On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:48 PM, bmwwxman . <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> My 68 Midget also had wood spacers...
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> Cheers!!
> Jim
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>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
>> Nylon spacers would work fine.  Or you could go old school like my Bugeye=
 and use wood. =20
>>=20
>> Sent from my keyboard
>>=20
>>> On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:30 PM, WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <spridget=
[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> Hi list,
>>> =20
>>> For many years the driver's seat in my Sprite has been installed with so=
me crude steel spacers that are I guess, a quarter of an inch thick from som=
ething I had kicking around my garage.  In the never ending search for weigh=
t savings (a big push might get this years 1Kg saving up to 2Kg - about 5 lb=
s) I realised I could replace them with aluminium alloy spacers or a hard pl=
astic.  The seat doesn't move on the spacers it simply raises the height.  S=
o, any reason not to use hard plastic rather than aluminium?
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Daniel,</div><div><br></div><div>Anoth=
er way to reduce weight would be to get rid of the seat adjuster mechanism (=
if you haven't already removed it).<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><=
br>On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:48 PM, bmwwxman . &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bmwwxman@gm=
ail.com">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">My 68 Midget also had wood spacers...<div><br></=
div><div>Cheers!!<br>Jim</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_=
blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Nylon spacers would work fine.&nbsp; Or you=
 could go old school like my Bugeye and use wood. &nbsp;<br><br>Sent from my=
 keyboard</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:30 PM, W=
eslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked].=
net" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>

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<div>Hi list,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>For many years the driver's seat in my Sprite has been installed with s=
ome=20
crude steel spacers that are I guess, a quarter of an inch thick from someth=
ing=20
I had kicking around my garage.&nbsp; In the never ending search for weight=20=

savings (a big push might get this years 1Kg saving up to 2Kg - about 5 lbs)=
 I=20
realised I could replace them with aluminium alloy spacers or a hard=20
plastic.&nbsp; The seat doesn't move on the spacers it simply raises the=20
height.&nbsp; So, any reason not to use hard plastic rather than=20
aluminium?</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Daniel</div></font></div></blockquote></div></div><blockquote type=3D"c=
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